Candle-lamp



L. E Dru. E A D W CANDLE LAMP.

No. 335,020. Patented Jan. 26, v18861.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 335,020, dated January26l 1886.

Application led May 21, 1885. Serial No.166fl88.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, WILLIAM DAIIEREL, a citizen of the United States,residing at Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Candle-Lamps, of which thefollow ing is a specification.v

This invention has for its object to provide an improved candle holderor lamp; and it consists in the novel combination of devices hereinafterdescribed and claimed, reference being made to the accompanyingdrawings, illustrating my invention, in which- Figure l is a centralvertical section of my improved candle-lamp.v Fig. 2 is a transversehorizontal section in the plane x, Fig. I. Fig. 3 is a similar sectionin the plane y y, Fig. l.

Similar letters indicate corresponding parts.

In the drawings the letter A designates what I shall term thewastage-receiver, which is preferably made of glass, and consists of anannular` cup-shaped body, a, having a'gutter, b, and to the bottom ofthis receiver is secured by any convenient Ineans an annular disk, B,`made of rubber or similar elastic material. In the example shown in thedrawings the latter is secured to the receiver by means of an annulardisk or washer, C, of some rigid mate rial, which is placed over theelastic disk, and by the hooks c, which pass through the disk, and thenupward, their lower ends being provided with dat heads, while theirupper ends are bent downward over the upper edge of the body c of thewastage-receiver, the main part of the hooks being within grooves orindentations d, Fig. l, in the said body. This wastagereceiver can besecured directly to the candlesocket or hollow shaft D; but I prefer toremovably secure the same in the cup-shaped support D', which islikewise provided with an elastic disk, E, `which is secured to its bottom by means of wires e, or in any other suitable Inanner. Thewastage-receiver is held in this support by its elastic disk B, thediameter of which is somewhat greater than that of the body ofthereceiver, and which consequently wedges itself into the support, sincethe diameter of the latter is the same as that of the body of thereceiver.

In the example shown in the drawings the hollow shaft D is split orformed in two longitudinal halves, and is secured to a suit-able (Nomodel.)

base, F, by means of a key, G, in order that the entire device can beseparated when so desired.

In order that the hollow shaft shall be rigidly fastened and not shake,I interpose a washer, H, between the key and the base, which lies in arecess or depression formed in the base, while a head,f, is formed nearthe end of the hollow shaft, which bears on the upper surface of thebase, so that by driving in the key firmly a perfectly-rigid connectionis obtained.

The candle I, when introduced into the candle-socket, is held by theelastic disks B E, and in order to secure it at some distance belowthese disks I employ springarms J, Fig. 1, which are secured to the saidshaft, and in the example shown in the drawings they consist ofwires,`which are looped through holes arranged on the circumference ofthe shaft, their ends extending into the interior of the same andclamping the candle.

The object of my invention is to produce a candle-holder or candle-lampin which the height of the candle can be easily adjusted, and one whichprevents the melted stearine, wax, or tallow from dropping on .thefloor. All the melted stearine iiows directly into the annular spaceofthe wastagereceiver, the walls of said space being somewhat Haring, inorder that the wastage may reunite and be consumed with the candle. Theshaft, instead of being made of sheet metal, can be made of wire rods orother open-work. 4

Vhat I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is*

1. The combination, substantially ashereinbefore described, of anannular wastage-receiver, an elastic annular disk secured to the underside of said receiver, and a hollow shaft for receiving a candle.

2. The combination, substantially as hereinbefore described, of a hollowshaft, a cupshaped support attached to the upper end of said shaft, anannular wastage-receiver inserted in said support, and annular elasticdisks intermediate the receiver and support.

3. The combination, substantially as hereinbefore described, of anannular wastage-receiver, a cup-shaped support for said receiver,intermediate annular elastic disks, and a hollow candle-shaft havinginternal spring-arms.

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4. The combination, substantially as herein'- before described, of thehollow shaft, the cupshaped support secured thereto, the annularWastage-receiver fitting the eupshaped sup- 5 port, the elastic diskformed in said support,

and the base.

5. The combination, substantially as herein! before described, of thesplit hollow shaft, the cup-shaped support for receiving and rerotaining the upper ends of the shaft-sections,

the annular wastage-receiver fitting the cupshaped support, the-elasticdisk, the base for receiving the lower ends of the shaft-sections, andthe key for securing the shaft-sections to r 5 the base.

6. Awastage-receiver for candle-lamps, consisting of an annular'cup-shaped body, a, hav- -ing an external trough, b, and formed wit-h a,deep tapering orice extending entirely through it, and provided at itslower end with 2o an elastic disk, said body receiving the wastage` anddirecting it to the body of the candle, to unite and be consumedtherewith, substantially as and for the purpose described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set 25 my hand and seal in thepresence' of two subscribing witnesses.

ILLIAM DAMEREL.

Witnesses:

W. HAUFF, E. F. KASTENHUBER.

